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Tennessee National Hosts Championship, Reynolds Plantation Center Wins Award

Tennessee National, TN is set in the Great Smoky Mountains.

Tennessee National, TN is preparing to host this year’s Tennessee Golf Association Senior Amateur Championship. The state’s top amateur event for seniors will take place on the community’s Greg Norman Signature course Tuesday through Thursday, Sept. 1-3. Admission for spectators is free. Click here for more information about Tennessee National!

Carolina Country Club, SC, just held its first-ever all inclusive, Championship Weekend this past weekend. All club championships were put into one exciting weekend, followed by a championship dinner on Sunday evening for all participants. Click here for more information about Carolina Country Club!

Huntsman Springs, ID was featured as the cover story in the July issue of Golf Idaho, the official magazine of the Idaho Golf Association. The article stated: “While many golf developments are on hold, Huntsman Springs in eastern Idaho’s Teton Valley is moving forward with plans to unveil its world-class course late this fall” and added that “The Huntsman family name isn’t attached to any project unless it is done right and benefits the local community.” Click here for more information about Huntsman Springs!

Reynolds Plantation, GA reports that its Lake Club Tennis Center is the winner of the 2009 USTA Outstanding Facility Awards, as chosen by the United States Tennis Association (USTA).  Nominees were judged based on overall layout; excellence of court surface and lights; ease of maintenance; player and spectator accommodations; seating, landscaping and activity programming. Click here for more information about Reynolds Plantation!

River Landing, NC announced that a community resident, Thad Toomer, had received an important award for child advocacy volunteer work. The Guardian ad Litem Award cited Mr. Toomey’s efforts in recruiting new volunteers into the child-advocacy organization. Guardian ad Litem works to protect children’s interests in two counties, representing abused and neglected children in the courts. Click here for more information about River Landing!

People and Clubs on the Move: News from The Landings, Champion Hills and Others

Lakewood Ranch, FL is an award-winning community.

Talented managers and executives are making news throughout the GolfCourseHome Network of communities. Lakewood Ranch, FL has appointed Miranda Oswald vice president of sales and marketing at the community. Oswald had been sales director at Neal Communities….

Greg Lumb has joined Quail Creek at The Ridges, TN as its new assistant tennis Professional. Lumb will work to further develop the community’s tennis program, which has produced many junior standouts….

Michael J. Perham, director of golf course and grounds at The Landings, GA, has completed requirements for maintaining his status as a Certified Golf Course Superintendent with the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America....

Champion Hills, NC has appointed Prudential Lifestyle Realty as its new broker of record for the community’s on-site real estate office and will assist in promoting the community’s mountain and sporting lifestyle. Click here for more information about Champion Hills!

Myrtle Beach Communities Enjoy New Flight Service, Homestead Is Conservation-Driven

Quail Creek, TN is holding a New Year's Celebration.

Quail Creek at The Ridges, TN is celebrating throughout December in fine style with a busy schedule of holiday activities. There were visits from Santa Claus at three Sunday brunch events during the Christmas season, including a gingerbread house decoration party for the whole family on December 18. Quail Ridge and its members look forward to the upcoming Children’s and Adults New Year’s Eve celebrations, with live entertainment from Coconut Groove. Click here for more information about Quail Creek at The Ridges!

Grande Dunes, SC, along with Barefoot Resort and Club and other featured communities in the region join Spirit Airlines in announcing new flight service to the Grand Strand for Chicago-area golfers December 18, 2008. With the addition of the new scheduled service to Chicago O’Hare International, Myrtle Beach International now offers direct flights to 15 U.S cities in the United States. Click below for more info about these Myrtle Beach area communities:

Click here for Grande Dunes!     Click here for Berkshire Forest!    Click here for Barefoot Resort and Club!

Homestead Preserve, VA reports continued market success with its uniquely conservation-driven master plan. Since it began offering homes and homesites for sale in 2005, Homestead Preserve has sold a third of the sites in its 450-home conservation community in Hot Springs. Situated on 2,300 acres in the Allegheny Mountains, its acreage could have supported as many as 2,700 homes. Less than 3 percent of the original 11,500 acres purchased, will ever be affected by development. Click here for more information about Homestead Preserve!

Georgia Club Enjoys Celeb Golf, Tennessee National Sees Increased Sales, and More

Huntsman Springs, ID appointed a new operations manager.

Huntsman Springs, ID has appointed Tony Snoey to the position of operations manager for community and its clubhouse, which are currently under construction. Snoey comes to Huntsman Springs from the Troon Golf organization, where he most recently served as director of golf at the Crosby Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California. He and his wife were each raised in the Northwest. Click here for more information about Huntsman Springs!

The Georgia Club, GA reports that its first annual Celebrity Golf Tournament took place this month and enjoyed a fine turnout. A field of 26 teams played nine holes with one of the 13 celebrity players—representing local broadcast media and major college sports programs. Proceeds from the tournament benefit The Georgia Club Foundation and the Northeast Georgia Food Bank. Click here for more information about The Georgia Club!

Rock Barn Golf & Spa, NC reports that residents are looking forward to the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn, a popular PGA Champions Tour event to be held at the community Sept. 12 to 14. Tickets are now on sale. Senior stars including Peter Jacobson, Jay Haas and Bruce Vaughan highlight the tournament’s early-commitment list. Tickets are also on sale for the highly preferred 17th Hole
Pavilion, with service package.  Click here for more information about Rock Barn Golf & Spa!

The Cliffs Communities, SC, salutes the winners of the just-completed Big League World Series, an international baseball championship for players age 16-18. Support for the event, which is played annually in Easley, SC, came in the form of a $10,000 cash award from The Cliffs, with matching funds from Pickens County. The Puerto Rican team defeated the Dominican Republic to win the International Division. South Carolina defeated California to win the USA division. Click here for more information about The Cliffs Communities!

Tennessee National, TN has just announced its partnership with the prominent area real estate firm, Gables & Gates, Realtors. The two parties have officially joined forces to capitalize on the recent increase in sales activity and prospect interest at Tennessee National. Selected Gables & Gates agents are now headquartered on-site at Tennessee National to exclusively market and sell Tennessee National’s lots, homes, condos and other products, replacing in-house staff. Click here for more information about Tennessee National!

Ocean Ridge Adds Amenities, The Landings Introduces New Executive Chef, and More

Jupiter Country Club, FL introduces new townhome models.

Jupiter Country Club, FL has announced that 10 townhome models are now open and ready for touring. These professionally decorated townhomes offer innovative designs plus views of pristine lakes and the fairways of Jupiter Country Club’s scenic Greg Norman Signature golf course. The Palm Beach County community’s array of amenities includes two Mediterranean-inspired clubhouses, a resort-style pool complex and tennis courts. Click here for more information about Jupiter Country Club!

Tennessee National, TN, host site of the prestigious AJGA Knoxville Junior Open, congratulates Brian Langley of Blacksburg, Va., for winning the boy’s division and Victoria Kiser of Orlando, Fla., for her victory in the girl’s division. This inaugural edition of the Knoxville Junior Open, a 54-hole stroke play event played over Tennessee National’s championship course, featured a field of 99 boys and girls ages 12 to 18 representing 15 states. Click here for more information about Tennessee National!

Ocean Ridge Plantation, NC, a private, gated community between Wilmington, NC and Myrtle Beach, SC, announces newly completed amenities. A nature park with a 3,500-square-foot pavilion, recreational area and miles of trails are now open. These facilities complement an existing fishing lake, community gardens, three restaurants and an oceanfront beach club. New pools, a spa and fitness center, a tennis club and racquetball courts are in the works, as is a canoe and kayak facility. Click here for more information about Ocean Ridge Plantation!

The Landings on Skidaway Island, GA recently introduced Frank Heizler as the community’s new executive chef for the Plantation Clubhouse. A seasoned, award-winning culinary professional, Heizler had his work featured in a 10-page article in Country Inn Magazine and was in charge of catering operations at Tavern on the Green in New York City. Click here for more information about The Landings!

The Club at Olde Stone, KY is looking forward to enormous media exposure this fall as its hosts the 2008 Junior Ryder Cup matches. NBC Sports will telecast the event to over 200 countries and will replay highlights of Junior Ryder Cup action as part of its PGA Ryder Cup telecast. Some 1,500 members of the golf media will see Olde Stone banners in press facilities for the PGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup. Click here for more information about The Club at Olde Stone!

GolfCourseHome Network Continues to Add New Communities Throughout the U.S.

River Oaks, CT is one of many featured communities.

We have continued to add new communities this year, featuring some with golf lots for as little as $39,500 and others offering homes in the millions. There's a community and a lifestyle to fit every pocket book. See below 13 recent additions from 9 different states offering everything from skiing to equestrian to mountain tops to riverfront to lakefront and more.

Connecticut: The Club at River Oaks - Championship golf on rolling foothills, luxury clubhouse, homes from $995,000

Georgia: Sun City Peachtree - Del Webb, 55+, near Atlanta, golf, $31 million in amenities, homes from $180,000

Florida: Juliette Falls - Award-winning golf, great dining and gathering spots, home with lot from $499,000

North Carolina: The Coves at Round Mountain - Hale Irwin golf, riverfront, equestrian, early pricing from $60,000s

North Carolina: Carolina Trace - Sandhills beauty, 315-acre lake, 36 holes by RT Jones, Sr. golf, homes from $175,000

North Carolina: 12 Oaks - Research Triangle, fitness and aquatic center, Nicklaus golf, homes from $290,000

North Carolina: The Preserve at Wolf Laurel - 1,300 mountaintop acres, golf, hiking, horseback, skiing, homesites from $80,000

South Carolina: Briar's Creek - Private golf, 900 preserved acres, new clubhouse, estate homesites from the $500,000s

South Carolina: Carolina Country Club - Secluded, 2,000-acres, golf, tennis, dining, homes from high-$300,000

Michigan: Forest Dunes - 1,200 acres, Weiskopf golf, fractional real estate, golf/woods lots from $39,500

Massachusetts: The Bay Club - Buzzard's Bay, Brad Faxon-designed golf, a grand clubhouse, homesites from $275,000

Missouri: Branson Creek - Destination village on 7,500 acres, Ozarks vistas, great golf, homes from $200,000

Tennessee: RedTail Mountain - Craftsman-style, Tennessee charm, lodge homes from $385K, homesites from $100,000

New Communities Continue To Thrive Online at GolfCourseHome

Quiet CT is the setting for The Club at River Oaks

Despite a choppy real estate market, new communities continue to come online--many with value pricing--and people continue to anticipate retirement, look for a vacation home or a primary home in a country club environment and purchase their dream home. Here is a selected list of communities from 9 states new to GolfCourseHome over the last few months that you may have missed. Good Hunting!

Connecticut: The Club at River Oaks (Championship golf on rolling foothills, luxury clubhouse, homes from $995K)

Florida: Juliette Falls (Award-winning golf, great dining and gathering spots, home with lot from $499K)

Massachusetts: The Bay Club (Cape Cod, Brad Faxon-designed golf, a grand clubhouse, homesites from $275K)

Michigan: Forest Dunes (1,200 acres, Weiskopf golf, fractional real estate, golf/woods lots from $39,500)

Missouri: Branson Creek (Destination village on 7,500 acres, Ozarks vistas, great golf, homes from  $200K)

North Carolina: Bright's Creek (Gated, 5,000-acres, T. Fazio golf, Rod & Gun Club, homesites from $175K)

North Carolina: The Preserve at Wolf Laurel (1,300 mountaintop acres, golf, hiking, horseback, skiing, homesites from $80K)

North Carolina: 12 Oaks (Research Triangle, fitness and aquatic center, Nicklaus golf, homes from $290K)

South Carolina: Briar's Creek (Private golf, 900 preserved acres, new clubhouse, estate homesites from the $500Ks)

South Carolina: Carolina Country Club (Secluded, 2,000-acres, golf, tennis, dining, homes from high-$300K)

Tennessee: RedTail Mountain (Craftsman-style, Tennessee charm, lodge homes from $385K, homesites from $100K)

Virginia: The Highlands (Convenient to Richmond, championship golf, private lake, homesites from $110K)

Tampa Bay Offers Bargains, Belmont CC Hosts Big Name Bands, and More

The Preserve at Wolf Laurel, NC: Offering getaway package

The Preserve at Wolf Laurel, NC is inviting golfers and vacationers to try its "Mountain Lifestyle Getaway" offer. For those interested in viewing real estate, the offer is for a three-day, two-night stay at the historic Buck House with complimentary breakfast for $249. Each Getaway guest also gets a choice of a $50 Dinner certificate to the Wolf Laurel Country Club, one round of golf, or two one-hour certificates for horseback riding. Click here for more information about The Preserve at Wolf Laurel!

Tampa Bay Golf and Country Club, FL alerts value-seeking homebuyers to the bargain pricing now available on select residences within this 27-hole golf community. Homes with prime golf views and double garages are available from the $160,000s. Revised policies on renting (tenants, like owners, must now be 55 or older) have influenced some non-resident owners to divest themselves of property in the community. Availability is limited. Click here for more information about Tampa Bay Golf and Country Club!

Belmont Country Club, VA is the setting for two upcoming live concerts in the Loudon Summer Music Fest series. This Saturday, June 28 it’s REO Speedwagon with Shane Hines & The Trance appearing on the lawn at Toll Brother's Belmont Country Club. Headlining on Sunday, June 29 will be Keller Williams & Yonder Mountain String Band. The Music Fest is known for its under-the-stars excitement, low ticket prices and robust audience participation. Click here for more information about Belmont Country Club!

Quail Creek at the Ridges, TN has put together a Stay-Play-Spa visitation package in partnership with The Carnegie Hotel, a landmark Tennessee hostelry. Guests have their choice of packages, which include
weekend accommodations for two at the Carnegie Hotel, golf and fine dining at The Ridges Golf and Country Club. Topping it off is soothing visit to the hotel’s acclaimed Austin Springs Spa. Accommodations are limited. Click here for more information about Quail Creek at the Ridges!

Vista Del Verde, CA reports that its Arthur Hills championship golf course, Black Gold Golf Club, is taking entries for the One Man Scramble Championships to be played July 28. An 18-hole event open to all golfers with an established handicap, the tournament permits two “mulligans” on each hole for every player. Entry fee is $106 per player. Top finishers advance to the regional finals on Monday, October 13th, also at Black Gold CC. Click here for more information about the Vista Del Verde!

RedTail Mountain Announces Newest Real Estate Offering: The Lodges at RedTail Mountain

RedTail Mountain, TN: Rendering of new Lodges.

RedTail Mountain, located near Boone, NC, in Mountain City,
TN, announces it newest real estate release, The Lodges at
RedTail Mountain.

Featuring 3 bedroom/2 bath lodge suites, The Lodges are 
located in the heart of the community, just steps from the
RedTail Mountain Clubhouse, Fitness Center and restaurant.

The Lodges offer a lock-out feature and can participate in
the RedTail Mountain Resort-Rental Program. Prices begin
at $385,000.

RedTail Mountain Offers Mountain Golf & Lakside Living Near Boone, NC

RedTail Mountain, TN: Mountain views & a natural connection.

RedTail Mountain is a 720-acre private golf community close
by the North Carolina border that features a championship
golf course designed by noted mountain golf architect Dan
Maples. The newly renovated course features 400 feet of
elevation change and remarkable mountain vistas. 

The community is located 20 minutes northwest of Boone,
North Carolina, in the idyllic Tennessee town of Mountain City.
Among its diverse amenities is a wonderful system of nature
trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding and the Sam
Adams Golf Academy.

Inspired by the great lodges of the National Parks system,
RedTail Mountain's building architecture is designed to
provide a strong connection between impressive living spaces
indoors and the natural surroundings. Heavy timber framing,
square log trusses, wood shingles, and rough-sawn boards
create a substantial feel, while quaint stacked stone,
cobblestone, historic metals, and expansive glass provide
appropriate finishing touches.

RedTail Mountain, TN: Distant views & mountain lodges.

Watauga Lake, a scenic 12-mile drive from RedTail Mountain,
is the future home to the private RedTail Pavilion, boathouse
and day docks, which are exclusive to homeowners and guests.
Amenities here will include fishing, boating, swimming,
water sports, hiking, and horseback riding.

Ranked as the third cleanest lake in America, Watauga Lake
has also been called the most scenic lake in the Tennessee
River Watershed. Anglers marvel at its crystal waters—home
to game fish species like rainbow and brown trout, walleye,
smallmouth and largemouth bass.

Real Estate

• 3 bedroom/2 bath lodge suites; Resort-Rental Program
  
• Prices starting at $385,000

• The Lodges at RedTail Mountain
• 3 bedroom, 2 bath condominiums,
• Lodge prices starting at $385,000

• Coach Homes in Sage Valley with golf course views
• Range from 1,745 to 2,187 square feet
• Starting in the low $400,000s

• Golf Villas - luxury duplexes built along the 18th hole
• Excellent views of golf, mountains, valley
• Floorplans from 1,700 to 1,950 square feet
• Click here for more information about RedTail Mountain!

Tennessee National Fills Summer Bill with Prestigious Golf Tournaments

Tennessee National: Home to quality summer golf events.

The upcoming golf season at Tennessee National in Loudon,
TN, promises to be full of great events for men, women and
juniors. Several golf organizations, including the United States
Golf Association, have recognized the high quality of the Greg
Norman Signature Golf Course and have rewarded it with
several prestigious events.

Beginning in April, the club will host the 2008 SEC Women’s
Golf Championship, April 18-20. The tournament will be
followed by a U.S. Open Qualifier on May 19. 

Tennessee National will round out the summer by hosting the
AJGA Knoxville Junior Open, August 4-7, along with a U.S.
Mid-Am Qualifier taking place on August 11.

For those who haven't heard about this master-planned
waterfront and golf community, Tennessee National is tucked
into the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains where the
community offers a private sanctuary on historic Watts Bar
Lake. Homesites are accented by a broad selection of
premium amenities, architectural styles and community
activities.

Sneak Peak: Quail Creek at The Ridges, TN, to Join GolfCourseHome Tomorrow

Ridges Golf and Country Club, TN: For Quail Creek residents.

Quail Creek at The Ridges, Jonesboro, TN, located a short,
scenic drive from Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, Tennessee,
in the Great Smokey Mountains, will go live officially on
GolfCourseHome tomorrow, but you can have a sneak
preview right now.

Quail Creek at The Ridges is a compact golf community
with a graceful, polished look and a robust amenity package
at the adjacent The Ridges Golf and Country Club. Only 29
families will be able to take advantage of the opportunity
to call Quail Creek at The Ridges home.

Membership at The Ridges Golf and Country Club, designed by
noted course architect Arthur Hills, comes with the purchase
of a free-standing or deluxe duplex residence at Quail Creek.
The community’s homes overlook the course’s 10th and 11th
fairways. Single-family homes and duplex homes range from
the low-$300,000s to the mid-$400,000s

Whether your interests range from whitewater rafting and
hiking to art galleries and theatre, this area, called the Tri-
Cities, has much to offer. Its nearly ideal climate is known
for gentle mountain summers, colorful autumns and crisp
mild winters. To request more information now, click here.

TennesseeGolfCommunities.net Launches Today at 9 a.m.

Five Oaks, TN: Featured Nashville-area golf community.

A press release goes out this morning announcing the
launch of the Golf Course Home® Network's newest
Member Website, www.TennesseeGolfCommunities.net.

Featuring golf and waterview communities located in
the state of Tennessee, TennesseeGolfCommunities.net
is the 29th Member Website in the Network and the
second site to be launched in the past 12 days.

“Those buyers still in the market are looking for value,”
noted David Lott, Golf Course Home® Network Founder
and Publisher, in the release. “And the state of Tennessee,
with its favorable tax rates and attractive, value-
oriented pricing for golf, waterview and mountain-view
communities, make it a natural for us to launch a
website devoted specifically to the state.”

TennesseeGolfCommunities.net already features golf and
waterview communities located near Knoxville and Nashville.

Sneak Preview: Tennessee National to Join GolfCourseHome

Tennessee National, TN: Norman tees off on his new course.

Tennessee National, TN, the new golf course
community near Knoxville, TN, that features a brand
new layout designed by Greg Norman will be launched
on the GolfCourseHome Network tomorrow, Nov. 1,
but you can have a sneak preview at it now.

Tennessee National is a master-planned waterfront
and golf community tucked into the foothills of the
Great Smoky Mountains where the community offers
a private sanctuary on historic Watts Bar Lake.
Homesites are accented by a broad selection of
premium amenities, architectural styles and community
activities.

The original site, Matlock Bend, has been kept in its
natural state even as surrounding parcels yielded to
development. With roots as a century-old dairy farm,
Matlock Bend sits on a storied 3.5-mile stretch of the
Tennessee River and enjoys four distinct yet temperate
seasons.

Tennessee National’s river location will yield a planned
Marina and Waterside Village and access to Watts Bar
Lake’s clean, fishable deep waters which cover a vast
expanse of 39,000 acres that are ideal for boating,
fishing, sailing or water skiing.

Real estate includes:

• Homesites from the $150,000s
• Condominiums from $299,500
• The Cottages, starting in the $400,000s
• Golfside Villa’s from the $500,000s
• Custom homes from the $800,000s
• Maintenance-free golf villas, cottages, condominiums
• Wide selection of floor plans and finishes
• Premium sites and views of woods, lake and golf course
• To request more information about Tennessee National, click here